GA Roll Call

Published: Friday, April 5, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.

Last Modified: Friday, April 5, 2013 at 1:00 p.m.

The following roll-call votes were recorded for area members of the North Carolina General Assembly in the week ending April 5.

House

HB 41, Alcohol Restriction/All DWI: Requires that when a driver has his license restored following an impaired driving offense, he must use an ignition interlock system requiring a 0.00 alcohol concentration to operate the vehicle. Introduced by Rep. Darren Jackson, D-Wake.

Adopted 109-1. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Voting yes: Republicans Chuck McGrady, Tim Moffitt and Chris Whitmire

HB 89, DENR Support for Regional Water Supply System: Requires the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to support the application of a regional water supply system for all required federal approvals. Introduced by Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Henderson.

Adopted 117-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire

HB 146, Back to Basics: Requires the State Board of Education to ensure instruction in cursive writing and memorization of multiplication tables as a part of the basic education program. Introduced by Rep. Pat Hurley, R-Guilford.

HB 211, Weight Limits/Animal Feed Trucks: Modifies the weight restrictions applicable to vehicles transporting feed that is used for poultry or livestock when traveling within 150 miles of a storage facility or mill to a farm. Introduced by Rep. Jimmy Dixon, R-Duplin.

Adopted 110-4. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire

HB 214, Real Estate License/Public Records: Exempts from public records documents collected or compiled in connection with an application for licensure under the laws regulating real estate brokers and salespersons. Introduced by Rep. Jeff Whitmire, R-Transylvania.

Adopted 108-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire

HB 243, Liens/Self-Storage Facilities: Authorizes the owner of a self-storage facility who has a lien upon personal use property to deliver notice of the public sale of the property by certified mail or by verified electronic mail, to publish notice in any commercially reasonable manner and to conduct the sale through an online, publicly accessible auction website. Introduced by Rep. Sarah Stevens, R-Surry.

Adopted 95-19. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire

HB 254, Zoning Changes/Notice to Military Bases: Amends the requirements related to notice of land use planning and zoning changes to be given to a military base by counties or cities near the military base. Introduced by Rep. Rick Glazier, D-Cumberland.

HB 366, Rename Division of Forest Resources: Makes technical and conforming changes pertaining to the renaming of the North Carolina Forest Service and makes other changes in the forest service statutes. Introduced by Rep. James Langdon Jr., R-Johnston.

Adopted 108-1. Sent to the Senate for consideration.

Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire

HB 384, Property Classifications/Equitable Distribution: Amends the definition of marital property to provide that entireties property is subject to the same burden of proof in rebutting the presumption as all property classified as marital property and amends the definition of divisible property to clarify that increases and decreases in marital debt means passive increases and passive decreases in marital debt under the laws pertaining to equitable distribution. Introduced by Rep. Ted Davis Jr., R-New Hanover.

SB 240, Rules/Pathological Materials: Directs the Department of Health and Human Services and the North Carolina Medical Board to develop rules governing requests for and release of pathological materials. Introduced by Sen. Thom Goolsby, R-New Hanover.

Adopted 48-0. Sent to the House for consideration.

Voting yes: Republican Tom Apodaca and Democrat Martin Nesbitt

SB 306, Capital Punishment/Amendments: Excludes the administration of a lethal injection from the practice of medicine and codifies the law that prohibits regulatory boards from sanctioning health care professionals for assisting in the execution process; requires the setting of an execution date; and eliminates the process by which a defendant may use statistics to have a sentence of death reduced to life in prison without parole. Introduced by Sen. Thom Goolsby, R-New Hanover.

Adopted 33-14. Sent to the House for consideration.

Voting yes: Apodaca

Voting no: Nesbitt

SB 316, Pretrial Release/Firearms: Provides that a rebuttable presumption exists in certain circumstances when a person charged with a felony or Class A1 misdemeanor offense involving the illegal use, possession or discharge of a firearm should not be released prior to trial. Introduced by Sen. Floyd McKissick, D-Durham.

Adopted 46-0. Sent to the House for consideration.

Voting yes: Nesbitt

Excused absence: Apodaca

SB 336, Collaboration/State Diabetes Programs: Requires the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of the State Treasurer to coordinate their diabetes programs in order to develop plans to reduce the incidence of diabetes, to improve care and to control complications. Introduced by Sen. Louis Pate, R-Wayne.

Adopted 48-0. Sent to the House for consideration.

Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt

SB 369, Name Change Requirements/Minors: Clarifies certain name change requirements and authorizes a parent to apply for a name change for a minor child without consent of the other parent if the other parent has been convicted of certain criminal offenses against the minor child or a sibling of the minor child. Introduced by Sen. Stan Bingham, R-Davidson.

Adopted 49-0. Sent to the House for consideration.

Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt

SB 379, Weight Limits/Animal Feed Trucks: Modifies the weight restrictions applicable to vehicles transporting feed that is used for poultry or livestock when traveling within 150 miles of a storage facility or mill to a farm. Introduced by Sen. Brent Jackson, R-Sampson.

SB 387, Rename Division of Forest Resources: Makes technical and conforming changes pertaining to the renaming of the North Carolina Forest Service and makes other changes in the forest service statutes. Introduced by Sen. Chad Barefoot, R-Wake.

SB 445, ABC Permit Issuance: Requires that any person issued an alcoholic beverage permit be lawfully present in the United States; prevents the ABC Commission from issuing a special one-time permit to any person less than 10 business days from the planned event; and gives notice to the Alcohol Law Enforcement Division of all special one-time permits issued within three business days of the permit’s issuance. Introduced by Sen. Andrew Brock, R-Davie.

Adopted 49-0. Sent to the House for consideration.

Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt

HB 139, Deployed Parent Custody and Visitation (Senate version): Establishes custody and visitation requirements when a parent or guardian is on military deployment for more than 90 days but less than 18 months. Introduced by Rep. Rick Glazier, D-Cumberland.

<p>Congress is in recess. Here are the votes in the General Assembly:</p><p>By Capital Correspondence</p><p>The following roll-call votes were recorded for area members of the North Carolina General Assembly in the week ending April 5.</p><p>House</p><p>HB 41, Alcohol Restriction/All DWI: Requires that when a driver has his license restored following an impaired driving offense, he must use an ignition interlock system requiring a 0.00 alcohol concentration to operate the vehicle. Introduced by Rep. Darren Jackson, D-Wake.</p><p>Adopted 109-1. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: Republicans Chuck McGrady, Tim Moffitt and Chris Whitmire</p><p>HB 89, DENR Support for Regional Water Supply System: Requires the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to support the application of a regional water supply system for all required federal approvals. Introduced by Rep. Chuck McGrady, R-Henderson.</p><p>Adopted 117-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>HB 146, Back to Basics: Requires the State Board of Education to ensure instruction in cursive writing and memorization of multiplication tables as a part of the basic education program. Introduced by Rep. Pat Hurley, R-Guilford.</p><p>Adopted 107-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>HB 163, Workers' Compensation/Taxi Drivers: Establishes a rebuttable presumption that certain taxicab drivers are independent contractors and not employees under the Workers' Compensation Act. Introduced by Rep. Ruth Samuelson, R-Mecklenburg.</p><p>Adopted 109-1. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>HB 211, Weight Limits/Animal Feed Trucks: Modifies the weight restrictions applicable to vehicles transporting feed that is used for poultry or livestock when traveling within 150 miles of a storage facility or mill to a farm. Introduced by Rep. Jimmy Dixon, R-Duplin.</p><p>Adopted 110-4. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>HB 214, Real Estate License/Public Records: Exempts from public records documents collected or compiled in connection with an application for licensure under the laws regulating real estate brokers and salespersons. Introduced by Rep. Jeff Whitmire, R-Transylvania.</p><p>Adopted 108-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>HB 243, Liens/Self-Storage Facilities: Authorizes the owner of a self-storage facility who has a lien upon personal use property to deliver notice of the public sale of the property by certified mail or by verified electronic mail, to publish notice in any commercially reasonable manner and to conduct the sale through an online, publicly accessible auction website. Introduced by Rep. Sarah Stevens, R-Surry.</p><p>Adopted 95-19. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire </p><p>HB 254, Zoning Changes/Notice to Military Bases: Amends the requirements related to notice of land use planning and zoning changes to be given to a military base by counties or cities near the military base. Introduced by Rep. Rick Glazier, D-Cumberland.</p><p>Adopted 115-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>HB 294, Abandoned Vessels: Allows Brunswick and Dare counties to remove abandoned vessels from navigable waters. Introduced by Rep. Paul Tine, D-Dare.</p><p>Adopted by voice vote. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>HB 366, Rename Division of Forest Resources: Makes technical and conforming changes pertaining to the renaming of the North Carolina Forest Service and makes other changes in the forest service statutes. Introduced by Rep. James Langdon Jr., R-Johnston.</p><p>Adopted 108-1. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>HB 384, Property Classifications/Equitable Distribution: Amends the definition of marital property to provide that entireties property is subject to the same burden of proof in rebutting the presumption as all property classified as marital property and amends the definition of divisible property to clarify that increases and decreases in marital debt means passive increases and passive decreases in marital debt under the laws pertaining to equitable distribution. Introduced by Rep. Ted Davis Jr., R-New Hanover.</p><p>Adopted 109-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>HB 387, Amend Certain Criminal Provisions: Changes various criminal laws regarding concealed handgun permits, expunctions, disposition of firearms, crime victims rights and offenses that may be waived. Introduced by Rep. Chris Malone, R-Wake.</p><p>Adopted 110-0. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>HB 435, School Performance Grades: Provides for the calculation of school performance scores and grades by the state Board of Education. Introduced by Rep. James Langdon Jr., R-Johnston.</p><p>Adopted 105-4. Sent to the Senate for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>SB 24, Construction/Demolition Landfill Siting: Amends the gameland buffer requirement applicable to sanitary landfills for the disposal of construction and demolition debris waste under certain conditions. Introduced by Sen. Harry Brown, R-Onslow.</p><p>Adopted 105-12. Sent to the governor for approval.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>SB 123, Sex Offender Residence: Clarifies the existing law pertaining to sex offenders residing near schools or day care centers prior to Aug. 16, 2006. Introduced by Sen. Wesley Meredith, R-Cumberland.</p><p>Adopted 110-0. Sent to the governor for approval.</p><p>Voting yes: McGrady, Moffitt, Whitmire</p><p>Senate</p><p>SB 240, Rules/Pathological Materials: Directs the Department of Health and Human Services and the North Carolina Medical Board to develop rules governing requests for and release of pathological materials. Introduced by Sen. Thom Goolsby, R-New Hanover.</p><p>Adopted 48-0. Sent to the House for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: Republican Tom Apodaca and Democrat Martin Nesbitt</p><p>SB 306, Capital Punishment/Amendments: Excludes the administration of a lethal injection from the practice of medicine and codifies the law that prohibits regulatory boards from sanctioning health care professionals for assisting in the execution process; requires the setting of an execution date; and eliminates the process by which a defendant may use statistics to have a sentence of death reduced to life in prison without parole. Introduced by Sen. Thom Goolsby, R-New Hanover.</p><p>Adopted 33-14. Sent to the House for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca</p><p>Voting no: Nesbitt</p><p>SB 316, Pretrial Release/Firearms: Provides that a rebuttable presumption exists in certain circumstances when a person charged with a felony or Class A1 misdemeanor offense involving the illegal use, possession or discharge of a firearm should not be released prior to trial. Introduced by Sen. Floyd McKissick, D-Durham.</p><p>Adopted 46-0. Sent to the House for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: Nesbitt</p><p>Excused absence: Apodaca</p><p> </p><p>SB 336, Collaboration/State Diabetes Programs: Requires the Department of Health and Human Services and Department of the State Treasurer to coordinate their diabetes programs in order to develop plans to reduce the incidence of diabetes, to improve care and to control complications. Introduced by Sen. Louis Pate, R-Wayne.</p><p>Adopted 48-0. Sent to the House for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt</p><p>SB 369, Name Change Requirements/Minors: Clarifies certain name change requirements and authorizes a parent to apply for a name change for a minor child without consent of the other parent if the other parent has been convicted of certain criminal offenses against the minor child or a sibling of the minor child. Introduced by Sen. Stan Bingham, R-Davidson.</p><p>Adopted 49-0. Sent to the House for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt</p><p>SB 379, Weight Limits/Animal Feed Trucks: Modifies the weight restrictions applicable to vehicles transporting feed that is used for poultry or livestock when traveling within 150 miles of a storage facility or mill to a farm. Introduced by Sen. Brent Jackson, R-Sampson.</p><p>Adopted 49-0. Sent to the House for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt</p><p>SB 386, Grain Dealer Licensing: Amends the Grain Dealer Licensing Act to increase the bonding amount that must accompany license applications and specifies additional grounds for license refusal or revocation. Introduced by Sen. Chad Barefoot, R-Wake.</p><p>Adopted 49-0. Sent to the House for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt</p><p>SB 387, Rename Division of Forest Resources: Makes technical and conforming changes pertaining to the renaming of the North Carolina Forest Service and makes other changes in the forest service statutes. Introduced by Sen. Chad Barefoot, R-Wake.</p><p>Adopted 49-0. Sent to the House for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt</p><p>SB 433, Prevent Pay for Weight Exceeding Allowance: Prevents certain property carrying vehicles from paying for a declared weight that exceeds the statutory allowance. Introduced by Sen. Bill Rabon, R-Brunswick.</p><p>Adopted 49-0. Sent to the House for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt</p><p>SB 445, ABC Permit Issuance: Requires that any person issued an alcoholic beverage permit be lawfully present in the United States; prevents the ABC Commission from issuing a special one-time permit to any person less than 10 business days from the planned event; and gives notice to the Alcohol Law Enforcement Division of all special one-time permits issued within three business days of the permit's issuance. Introduced by Sen. Andrew Brock, R-Davie.</p><p>Adopted 49-0. Sent to the House for consideration.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt</p><p>HB 139, Deployed Parent Custody and Visitation (Senate version): Establishes custody and visitation requirements when a parent or guardian is on military deployment for more than 90 days but less than 18 months. Introduced by Rep. Rick Glazier, D-Cumberland.</p><p>Adopted 49-0. Returned to the House for concurrence.</p><p>Voting yes: Apodaca, Nesbitt</p>